Ranking tables
Corporate/Commercial: Shanghai (PRC Firms) | Greater China Region
China
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Band 1
Band 2
Band 3
- SGLA Law Firm 3 Years Ranked
- Watson & Band 3 Years Ranked
- Jin Mao Law Firm
- MHP Law Firm
Band 4
- Shanghai Riying Law Firm 3 Years Ranked
- W&H Law Firm 3 Years Ranked
- Sunhold Law Firm
- Yuan Tai Law Offices
Band 5
Senior Statespeople
- Xianming Li AllBright Law Offices6 Years Ranked
- Huigang MaoJin Mao Law Firm
Eminent Practitioners
Band 1
Band 2
- Liang Hong Zhihe Partners7 Years Ranked
- Xiaosu Zhu Watson & Band6 Years Ranked
- Yao Rao HHP Attorneys-At-Law7 Years Ranked
- Zhiming Zhou Guantao Law Firm2 Years Ranked
- George WangDuan & Duan
- Jason Xiaolin JuDuan & Duan
- Peilong XuMHP Law Firm
- Zhilong CaoIntegrity Law Firm
Band 3
- Feng Chen Hiways Law Firm5 Years Ranked
- Hongli Zou Guantao Law Firm3 Years Ranked
- Xiaofeng Chai AllBright Law Offices2 Years Ranked
- Xun Jin AllBright Law Offices2 Years Ranked
- Yimin Chen Jingtian & Gongcheng1 Years Ranked
- Yueying Dong Dacheng Law Offices5 Years Ranked
- Zejia Chen Jingtian & Gongcheng9 Years Ranked
Band 4
- Bin Wu W&H Law Firm2 Years Ranked
- Claire Liu Zhong Lun Law Firm3 Years Ranked
- Jiehong Yan Hiways Law Firm5 Years Ranked
- Xiaoke Zhang Duan & Duan2 Years Ranked
- Xiaoqing Chu Jincheng Tongda & Neal5 Years Ranked
- Yuexi Yao Hylands Law Firm5 Years Ranked
- Daniel DingJoius Law Firm
- Tingfeng TianSunhold Law Firm
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Co-Effort Law Firm LLPCorporate/Commercial: Shanghai (PRC Firms)2024 | Band 1 | 3 Years RankedCo-Effort Law Firm is a well-regarded Shanghai-headquartered firm providing comprehensive services to local clients, with a focus on IP, securities, asset management and financing. It is increasingly active in handling private equity matters. The team is experienced in acting in a range of disputes, including those in finance, property and construction. It receives frequent mandates on an array of financing and financial regulatory issues, with a focus on trusts. The firm is well regarded for its strong legal research capabilities and dedicated pro bono work.1 Dacheng Law OfficesCorporate/Commercial: Shanghai (PRC Firms)2024 | Band 1 | 3 Years RankedDacheng Law Offices is a prominent firm in the Shanghai market and fields a particularly strong corporate/commercial offering. The team is well regarded for its capabilities in commercial dispute resolution, including arbitration and insolvency cases. The firm has a broad corporate offering, with experience handling contentious and non-contentious matters concerning M&A and equity transfers, loans and investment.1 Guantao Law FirmCorporate/Commercial: Shanghai (PRC Firms)2024 | Band 1 | 3 Years RankedGuantao Law Firm is recognised as a pre-eminent player in the market, combining its transactional skills with commercial dispute resolution prowess. It provides a broad offering covering M&A, overseas investment, asset and corporate restructuring as well as joint venture establishment. The firm counts significant corporates, SOEs and government entities among its clients and advises them on cross-border as well as domestic mandates. The team advises companies from the media and entertainment sector. Its dispute resolution offering is especially noted for the sophistication of its financial securities litigation capability. The firm counts Haitong Securities and Youpin Automobile Service Group among its most prominent clients.1 Han Kun Law OfficesCorporate/Commercial: Shanghai (PRC Firms)2024 | Band 1 | 3 Years RankedHan Kun Law Offices is a leading firm in the Shanghai market with a deep bench of corporate and financial services lawyers and a nationwide network of offices. Its experienced handling of public listing, PE/VC, M&A, funds and corporate restructuring is well regarded. The firm also delves into emerging and booming areas, such as TMT, compliance and bankruptcy. The firm is regularly mandated by startup companies and high-profile corporate clients from the sectors of fintech, healthcare and energy.1 Zhenghan Law FirmCorporate/Commercial: Shanghai (PRC Firms)2024 | Band 1 | 3 Years RankedZhenghan Law Firm is widely recognised for its strong capabilities in commercial disputes. The team distinguishes itself through its significant deal flow in syndicated loans and leasing work, especially in the real estate and infrastructure sectors, as well as additional expertise in various types of property development, asset management and transactions. It is particularly active in representing Shanghai-based banks and financial institutions as well as state-owned enterprises. The firm also possesses expertise in intellectual property.
Band 2
2 AllBright Law OfficesCorporate/Commercial: Shanghai (PRC Firms)2024 | Band 2 | 2 Years RankedAllBright Law Offices maintains a prominent position in the Shanghai market and is experienced in dealing with a variety of corporate/commercial matters. This Shanghai-headquartered team regularly advises on M&A, investment and securities, and is particularly well regarded for its robust A-shares listings practice. It also demonstrates a depth of knowledge in the fields of restructuring and insolvency, dispute resolution and taxation. The firm's clientele covers SOEs, listed companies and multinationals.2 HHP Attorneys-At-LawCorporate/Commercial: Shanghai (PRC Firms)2024 | Band 2 | 3 Years RankedHHP Attorneys-At-Law is recognised by clients and peers alike for its deep knowledge and expertise in the commercial law arena. The team frequently assists foreign and domestic clients with M&A, finance, greenfield investments, market entry and employment issues in China. It is routinely mandated to advise on commercial dispute resolution and cybersecurity matters. The firm is also a member of the legal network Meritas.2 Hiways Law FirmCorporate/Commercial: Shanghai (PRC Firms)2024 | Band 2 | 3 Years RankedHiways Law Firm fields a deep bench and is renowned for its full-service offering to both local and international clients, covering corporate governance, takeovers, corporate investigation, commercial arbitration and fund establishment. The team has solid experience dealing with non-performing assets. It houses specialists in the areas of insurance and international trade. The firm shows notable skill in dealing with contractual disputes, and is also a home to intellectual property, entertainment and real estate practitioners.
Band 3
3 SGLA Law FirmCorporate/Commercial: Shanghai (PRC Firms)2024 | Band 3 | 3 Years RankedSGLA Law Firm is a newly incorporated commercial firm with a sizeable presence in Shanghai. It is noted for its adeptness in intellectual property dispute work as well as the lawyers' expertise in securities law. The team is also highly competent in insurance and real estate-related dispute resolution cases.3 Watson & BandCorporate/Commercial: Shanghai (PRC Firms)2024 | Band 3 | 3 Years RankedWatson & Band houses a capable bench of lawyers who can handle a variety of corporate and transactional work. It is proficient in compliance and regulation, insolvency and dispute resolution. The team is also very well known for the strength of its intellectual property expertise.
Band 4
4 Shanghai Riying Law FirmCorporate/Commercial: Shanghai (PRC Firms)2024 | Band 4 | 3 Years RankedShanghai Riying Law Firm enjoys a prominent reputation in the Shanghai market for its dispute resolution offering. It is particularly well known for the strength of its intellectual property and employment litigation work. It also boasts a strong capacity to handle corporate investigations and related criminal defence issues.4 W&H Law FirmCorporate/Commercial: Shanghai (PRC Firms)2024 | Band 4 | 3 Years RankedW&H Law Firm boasts a well-rounded corporate/commercial offering with notable expertise advising on commercial litigation, mergers and acquisitions, and related compliance. The firm also has the ability to advise on asset-backed securities issuances.
Band 5
5 Bohe & HansenCorporate/Commercial: Shanghai (PRC Firms)2024 | Band 5 | 2 Years RankedBohe & Hansen is equipped with a dedicated Shanghai-based commercial team, advising clients in relation to insurance, investment, financing and TMT issues. The team is regularly mandated by well-known insurers and investment groups on commercial disputes. Changan Wealth Asset Management is one of the firm's major clients.5 Hansheng Law OfficesCorporate/Commercial: Shanghai (PRC Firms)2024 | Band 5 | 1 Years RankedHansheng Law Offices is a noted local firm in the Shanghai market with a comprehensive offering in corporate finance, capital markets and dispute resolution. The firm is also able to assist with criminal law mandates.5 Ronly & Tenwen PartnersCorporate/Commercial: Shanghai (PRC Firms)2024 | Band 5 | 3 Years RankedRonly & Tenwen Partners is a full-service group with noted expertise in contentious and non-contentious corporate and commercial matters. The team is adept at handling mandates relating to construction and real estate, trade marks and patents in addition to broader corporate law, including equity transfers and shareholder disputes. It has extensive experience in commercial dispute resolution. The firm also acts for private corporates as well as state-owned enterprises.5 Shanghai Joint-Win PartnersCorporate/Commercial: Shanghai (PRC Firms)2024 | Band 5 | 3 Years RankedShanghai Joint-Win Partners is active in dispute resolution in relation to the construction and financial sectors, including both court litigation and arbitration. The team is skilled at all commercial, civil and criminal law proceedings. Shanghai Joint-Win Partners also handles general corporate work, entertainment issues and wealth management work. The firm includes Shimao Tiancheng and Ping An Consumer Finance among its major clients.